The full-back came through the youth ranks at Spurs whilst Redknapp was in charge, but never made a first team appearance for the Lilly Whites.

The 23-year-old, who has 11 under-21 caps himself, told the Bournemouth Echo: "I couldn't comment on individuals but I never got the vibe (at Spurs) that people didn't want to play for their country. I definitely never heard anybody talking like that.

“Wherever I have been, whether players had been picked for England or other countries, I never got the impression that people did not want to go and, to be honest, I could not imagine anybody not looking forward to it."

Dunne joins the Blues from Stevenage, and he spent half of last season playing in the Scottish Premiership with St Johnstone. The 24-year-old midfielder came through the ranks at Arsenal.

Poke was formerly Torquay United's number 1 goalkeeper but after their relegation out of the Football League last season he became a free agent. He began his career with Southampton and with them being Pompey's bitter rivals Poke will be hoping that does not leave him out of favour with the Fratton Park faithful.

Plymouth explain Hourihane sale

Plymouth sold Irish midfielder Conor Hourihane to Barnsley yesterday in a deal worth a reported £200,000, much to the dismay of the club's supporters.

Today the club have released a statement on their official website saying that they did not want to part with the 23-year-old, but they had no choice.

The statements claims that Hourihane wanted to leave the club and play at a higher level; they had already turned down two offers from Barnsley before having to accept the third.

He also only had 12-months remaining on his contract and the board have said that he was unwilling to discuss new terms, so they had to cash in now or risk losing him for nothing next season.

Hourihane was a key member of the Argyle squad last season contributing 9 goals in 53 appearances for the Pilgrims.

Alex Dodd

Alex is a third year sports journalism student at Staffordshire University. As well as his love for sport he has a huge passion for technology and always has his eye on the breaking news in the tech world.